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Groff is an anglicized form of the surname ‘Graf’ or ‘Graff’ and of predominantly Swiss and sometimes German origin.

Groff may also refer to:

[edit] Aristocratic ranks

  • A graf is a German noble title equal in rank to a count
  • The noble crown of a graf the grafenkrone is characterized by nine pointed spires

[edit] People

  • Groff family
  • Swamp John Groff (1715–1777), a large landowner in Martick/Providence township in Pennsylvania
  • Jacob Groff (1751–1824), a notable Revolutionary War soldier in the state of Pennsylvania
  • Charles Wister Groff (1898–1987), a renowned southern California real estate developer and philanthropist
  • Ulysses Grant Groff (1865–1950), a large landowner and philanthropist who lived in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts
  • David W. Groff, a renowned American senior health physicist
  • Jacob Groff, a famous Mennonite bishop among the founders of the early church in Canada in the early 1800s

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[edit] Miscellaneous

[edit] See also

  • Grof disambiguation page
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